The staff are remarkably chatty for a hipster locale and if you’re lucky, you might even get some good dose of free jokes with your morning brew.įor the vibe, think a contemporary, biking-inspired décor combined with a yesteryear look and feel – weathered ceiling beams and raw, exposed brick walls revealing the building’s age. If you don’t mind working in the dusk (it’s fairly dark inside), it’s a good place to settle down and work for a few hours. When the sun goes down, the House turns into a ‘Prohibition-style’ bar where Cape Town’s hipsters and motorbikes a cionados gather to indulge on old-school cocktails, relaxed artisan ales or some special bourbon, gin, whisky or rum. Nothing fussy or fancy, you’re here to receive your caffeine (or alcohol) injection while talking about bespoke bikes, after all. Our favourites: avocado and cherry tomato on 80% rye with coriander and lots of salt and pepper (or with a fried egg on top) and their uffy sticky mapple bacon apjacks! Great news, the House’s breakfasts are served daily until 14:30 to satisfy all your weekend brunch needs! Lunch consists of vegan pizzas, homemade spicy soups and fresh sandwiches. What’s more, THoM is also one of the handful of places in the city bowl that serve breakfast on a Saturday and Sunday morning. For the riders: they get to enjoy a free cup of the stellar Evil Twin coffee (made from organic arabica beans sourced from Honduras) on Saturdays on presentation of their helmet. And THoM is considered the rock house of coffee. THoM is a testimonial of the sort of innovative genius that comes out of eclectic collaborations.īy now it’s common knowledge that Cape Town takes its coffee fairly seriously. The result of this fusion is an edgy and unique urban space that marries a coffee- shop and bar with a glass-enclosed bike workshop and men’s apparel and accessories outlet. ![]() ![]() Look closely and you’ll see that Van de Poel’s Canyon Aeroad s not the version that’s currently available to buy.The House of Machines (THoM) is the passion project of craft beverage innovator Brad Armitage, fashion designer Paul van der Spuy, and custom bike builder/ entrepreneur Drew Madacsi, who came together to create a purpose- built space to share and show off their mutual passions. > Cannondale launches new aero-optimised SuperSix Evo 4 with threaded bottom bracket - all the details + first ride review Similarly, Dylan van Baarle rode a Pinarello Dogma F to victory last year and Sonny Colbrelli was on a Merida Reacto Team-E the year before.īikes designed with damping features have been ridden to greater success in Paris-Roubaix Femmes with Lizzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini having previously won on Trek Domanes with the brand’s IsoSpeed technology, although Alison Jackson triumphed on Cannondale’s recently updated SuperSix Evo at the weekend. It’s interesting that Van der Poel was riding an aero road bike rather than an endurance bike with special features designed to filter out vibration from the road surface. ![]() Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won the 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday in the fastest time ever after John Degenkolb crashed and Wout van Aert punctured on the Carrefour de l’Arbre sector of cobbles, and here’s the Canyon Aeroad he rode to victory.
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